chargerfan
GOLD
Interesting response to the advice offered by U older parents. I think this speaks volumes' about the state of youth soccer in the US and our troubles competing on the global stage today and going forward. What you and others may not realize is that the U older parents are not only giving their advice, they are sharing in their experience and wisdom. I don't think that there are many on this board and the other boards that would argue that the kids that started out on the A teams (obviously with exceptions) finish on the B teams. Since they have seen and lived through it, they realize that all those little girls on the 09 blues team you speak so highly of will not likely be on their top team 6 or 7 years from now. Since you seem very dismissive of the advice offered by the U older parents, do a different kind of "research". Look up the Blues 02 super team roster, and post on this board, which club every one of those girls played THEIR U9 season on. CDA Slammers Cerritos has winning teams every year at the U little ages going all the way back to their infinity days. Where are those girls now? What happened to those teams? Why can't their older teams compete in Flight 1? Wait, why don't they have any older teams?
No need to respond with an angry reply talking about the exceptions, just take the information for what it is....informative.
Maybe one day in the future when you have a bit more experience and a U little parent asks you for some advice or guidance, you will get lucky and they will be a bit more respectful of you and the help you are providing.
Somehow, I doubt it though. Not a personal dig, just the state of youth soccer.
The guy is tracking u8 wins and losses, so obviously it means something to him.
One thing I need to mention is that the daughters of a lot of the parents that were way too into it at u8-9 are either no longer playing or close to done. Parents need to step back and really just make it about fun and let their kid decide how seriously they want to take it. If you make it too serious then they feed off it at a young age and it is no longer fun.
And yes, you are right. The "a" teams at the big clubs look completely different than they did at u8-10. A top player at u8 does not mean they will continue to be a top player at u11 or u15. That's rarely the case from what I have seen. That's why you get them a good coach on a team with some cool girls and watch them develop and love the game and hopefully improve every year. It's better to peak at u17 than u9!